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41) North of Elysium
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Daimon (dā' mon) - Greek derivative for the term demon; a unique and distinct malevolent spiritual influencer of man.Why is a daimon so interested in sending the wrong persons North of Elysium?A teenager from Africa learns he has the unique ability to hunt spirit-possessed creatures, some good, most evil. After the tragic loss of his father, he is sent on an undertaking to find a malicious daimon that has entered this world. He's aided by an exiled...
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Elysium cycle volume 2
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In the sequel to A Door into Ocean, the Sharers welcome to their world a race of extremely long-lived humans, the Elysians, through whose eyes is glimpsed the rich culture of the bubble city of Helicon. 15,000 first printing.
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Lucina of Greece was orphaned at a young age and brought up by foster parents. Now aged 13 she is sent to be educated by her philosopher guardian in the place he calls Elysium. There she finds herself the only female in a masculine world: while she proves herself an intellectual equal she cannot accept the rigidity of the scientific scepticism that disallows her intuition, psychic talents and capacity for love.
Lucina flees to Rome to become a priestess...
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A young man named Daxton sets out to get the help of the fair maiden, Kimora to help him save Elysium. Daxton tries to persuade Kimora to come to Elysium to help fight off the darkness that continues to invade the place. This catches the attention of some gods who see the priest, Daxton, who seeks outside help from a maiden. Questions begin to arise as what is going on with Elysium? Other gods and titans seek to destroy or rule over Elysium. Each...
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It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel... fine? Have you ever asked yourself what your imagination is lacking? Well, we do have the solution for you! Welcome to the end of the world, the one stop shop for all your post-apocalyptic America cravings and needs. Do you wish you had cyborgs in your life? Are you longing for the vampire of your dreams to come bursting through the pages? Is the knowledge of other realities and the afterlife...
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Tender Mercies Psychiatric Hospital is one of the darker places in the Sunshine State, so no one is surprised when young college student Elena Santos dies while under its care. Even though Elena's death appears to result from a severe allergic reaction, the family asks PI Addie Gorsky to investigate. Though still mourning her father's death, Addie takes the case. But soon the inconsistencies surrounding Elena's death start piling up, with the tight-lipped...
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From the author of The Price of Valor, The Shadow Throne, and The Thousand Names comes a new novella set in the world of the Shadow Campaigns-"a world of dust and bayonets and muskets... and magic." The wagons travel north across the mountains, carrying cargo of great value: Hamveltai glass and porcelain; Deslandai jewelry in heavy iron strongboxes; fine cloth from the cities of the Old Coast. And Abraham. Bound and tied, guarded day and night, Abraham...
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Few people on Rhapsody have ever managed to achieve what Altai has achieved. The status of a champion, a high level, increased loyalty of the Administration . . . But when things go completely sideways and the Range system falls apart, virtual achievements lose value. When forts perish and the Perimeter collapses, when the Xenos have swarmed Limbo and are trying to break into Elysium, the only things that matter are the thick walls, a supply of ammunition,...
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Composed over a period of 36 years, Exile and Kingdom Come represent a journey through the surreal, the metaphysical and the visionary extra-dimensional realms traveled by the author. A compilation of three complete works, the poems are peopled with the many women, men and children whom the author has shared his journey with. In these pages we encounter the buffalo, eagle, hawk and crow; clouds, crystals, rainbows and stars; neutrinos, anti-matter...
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When desire rises, angels will fall.
Over the past century, Belphagor has made a name for himself in Heaven's Demon District as a card sharp, thief, and charming rogue. Though he's content with his own company, he enjoys applying the sweet sting of discipline to a willing backside-angel, demon, and even the occasional human. He's not particular. But when a hotheaded young firespirit steals his purse-and his heart-all bets are off.
Vasily, a former...
54) Elysium
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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[2021]
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"In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on a overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt ... will stop at nothing to preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium--but that doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can"--Container.
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Sci-Phi Science Fiction as Philosophy volume 19
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Capitalism is an economic philosophy as much as it is a practical system and, while it has many benefits, the capitalist system also has its share of pitfalls and ethical quandaries. Looking at the dystopian visions of the sci-fi films Metropolis, Elysium, and The Hunger Games, you will dive into the issue of balance and understand why an unregulated free market is a recipe for inequality.
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Elysium cycle volume 1
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Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests.
A ground-breaking work both of feminist SF and of world-building hard SF, it concerns the Sharers of Shora, a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future who are pacifists, highly advanced in biological sciences, and who reproduce by parthenogenesis—there are no males—and tells of
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Elysium cycle volume 3
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Only children can colonize the planet Prokaryon, genetically modified for a world whose chemistry kills unaltered adults. A colony of orphans struggles to survive, and finds the planet hides strange secrets.The Prokaryan landscape is ordered, as if by unseen gardeners, hidden "masters" no human has ever found. The weather behaves as though designed to meet the planet's needs. When fire threatens a forest, a rainstorm appears, only to dissipate when...